Attorneys

Brian C. Goodwin, Esq.
Attorney Goodwin is a founding partner of Goodwin Sichau P.C., and as a former police officer, has over 10 years of law enforcement experience and has served as an Assistant District Attorney for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.  He was admitted to the bar in 2005 and focuses on criminal law including drug crimes, OUI/DWI, felonies, assaults, domestic violence, weapons charges, sex crimes, and theft crimes.  He also focuses on real estate conveyances and on cases involving civil litigation including wrongful death, personal injury, employment issues and immigration matters.

Education & Experience:
Suffolk University Law School (J.D., with distinction in International Law, 2005)
American University, Cairo, Egypt (Law in the Middle East Program)
Western New England College (B.S., Law Enforcement)
Suffolk County District Attorney's Office - Dorchester Division, 2005-2006
Revere Police Department Major Crimes Unit, 2002-2005
Revere Police Drug Control Unit - Plain Clothes Narcotics Interdiction, 2000-2002
Revere Police Department Patrol Division, 1995-2000

Gary S. Sichau, Esq.
Attorney Sichau is a partner of Goodwin Sichau P.C. and was admitted to the bar in 2006.  With 10 years experience working as an engineer and product manager in the Telecommunications and Manufacturing industries, his business background is an essential element in assisting clients with the formation of new corporate entities and new company concepts. In addition to issues relating to new businesses, Attorney Sichau also focuses on cases involving OUI/DWI, drug crimes, assault and battery, larceny, personal injury, wrongful death, divorce, and child support issues.     

Education & Experience:
Suffolk University Law School (J.D., 2006)
North Carolina State University (M.S., Management, 1997)
University of Connecticut (B.S., Electrical Engineering, 1991)
Central Connecticut State University (B.S., Marketing, 1990) Magna Cum Laude International Wholesale VoIP Product Manager, Genuity Solutions Inc., 2000-2002
Project Manager, Scheidt & Bachman USA, Inc., 1998-2000
Product Manager, Ericsson Inc., 1995-1998
Electrical Engineer, H.B. Engineering Inc., 1992-1995
Languages: German.

Maria A. La Vita
Maria A. La Vita is currently working in an of counsel capacity for Goodwin Sichau P.C.  She has over thirteen years law enforcement experience, eight of which were spent as a detective investigating serious crimes including murders, sexual assaults, armed robberies and kidnappings.  As a law school student, she received over eight scholastic awards and graduated Magna Cum Laude from New England School of Law in 2007.  She is currently focusing on real estate conveyances, estate planning and insurance law. 

Education & Experience
New England School of Law (J.D., 2007) Magna Cum Laude
Westerns New England College (M.S., Criminal Justice, 1998)
Fitchburg State College (B.S. Psychology, 1996) Cum Laude
Revere Police Department, Major Crimes Unit, 2000-2008
Legal Research and Writing Assistant, New England School of Law, 2005
Revere Police Department, Patrol Division, 1996-2000

Publication
When the Honeymoon is Over: How a Federal Court’s Denial of the Spousal Privilege to a Legally Married Same-Sex Couple Can Result in the Incarceration of a Spouse who Refuses to Adversely Testify. 33 New Eng. J. on Crim. & Civ. Confinement 243-281 (2007)